2004 – Newfoundland and Labrador

Dr Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia graduated from the Godfrey Higgins School of Medicine in Harare, Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) in 1980.

He immigrated to Canada in 1984. After a short stop in Arcola, Saskatchewan, he moved to Twillingate, Newfoundland, a rural fishing community on the province’s north-east coast. He is a hospital-based Family Physician and an associate professor of Family Medicine at Memorial University. Teaching medical students and Family Medicine Residents is his passion. His areas of interest include primary care reform, care of the elderly and chronic disease management.

He married Dianne Collins in 1992 and they have two sons, Adam and Mikhail. His hobbies include travelling, reading and golf.